Mass Communication: Media Studies Concentration

The Media Studies Area of Concentration is designed to help students become more sensitive to the relationship between media and culture. Building on the Department Core, the concentration provides specialized training in introductory to advanced media literacy techniques and in the salient concepts of mass communication theory.

Courses in media analysis allow students to examine media texts, from print advertisements to feature films, from television series to Internet-based content. These media texts are analyzed for production elements, genre conventions and subtexts.

Courses in cultural studies afford students an opportunity to place these analysis results into the contexts of gender, race, class and other cultural-ideological constructions.

Students participating in a class in the lecture hall, Fitzwater 101

 Students enjoy a wide range of classes in Media Studies. All course work in Media Studies typically contains a research component and allows for the practice and perfection of scholarly writing techniques; collaborative learning and a high level of instructor-student interaction are integral to all course designs. Through oral and audio-visual presentations of research results, Media Studies courses also provide ample opportunities for the practice of public speaking and acquired media production skills.

The area of concentration Media Studies is open to all Department majors without prerequisites and welcomes students from other majors and disciplines, in particular Advertising, American Studies, Education, Graphic Communication, and Women's Studies.

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